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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: Onaway michigan
Posts: 5
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Carrier bearing driveshaft to 1 piece driveshaft conversion
I have a 1974 c10 long bed that I am going to be lowering and was wondering if anyone has switched from a carrier bearing driveshaft to a one piece driveshaft? If so is there a factory one piece driveshaft that I might be able to source rather than having one built, any help will be much appreciated.
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Calgary Alberta
Posts: 161
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Re: Carrier bearing driveshaft to 1 piece driveshaft conversion
I have a 75 long bed that had a two piece drive shaft and was changed to a one piece. I think the carrier bearing support was removed for shaft clearance. This was done 25 years ago. I had a one piece shaft from a 77 and it has worked fine. Currently the truck is dropped 4/6 and the shaft has remained untouched other than u joint replacement.
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Waskatenau, Alberta
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Re: Carrier bearing driveshaft to 1 piece driveshaft conversion
I believe you are going to have a hard time finding a one piece driveshaft long enough. Chances are your transmission has a 6" tail? The trucks that came with the one piece shaft all had 9" tail transmissions. I had an 81 GMC with the 9" tale TH350, and a one piece driveshaft. The trans started slipping, so I picked up a good used TH350. Never realized it had a 6" tail. I ended up cutting the rear "yoke" off of my original driveshaft with a large Ridgid tubing cutter. Cut the rear off of another driveshaft 3" longer, and mig welded to my original. This is tricky process, had to make a "jig" to hold perfectly square during the welding process. Important that the weld is flawless as well. I was concerned about the shaft being out of balance after my repair, but got lucky and never had any vibrations.
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Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Tell City, IN
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Re: Carrier bearing driveshaft to 1 piece driveshaft conversion
I had one made for my k20 465-205 swap. Gave rm my old one and 100 bucks out the door I had a longer and new ujoints. I know my welding skills and have this to the pros.
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: N.E. Florida
Posts: 500
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Re: Carrier bearing driveshaft to 1 piece driveshaft conversion
I thought about using one of the 1997-2001 Dodge Ram truck aluminum driveshaft. There the right length, almost to long. There is a shop here in Jax that can make it fix. They rebuilt my two piece.
Ken
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